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The Fighting Cheat
(1926) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4626 feet
Directed by Richard Thorpe

Cast: Wally Wales (Hal Taliaferro) [Wally Kenyon], Jean Arthur [Ruth Wells], Ted Rackerby [Lafe Wells], Fanny Midgley [Mrs. Wells], Slim Whitaker [Jud Nolan], V.L. Barnes [the doctor], Al Taylor [the cook]

Action Pictures, Incorporated, production; distributed by Weiss Brothers-Artclass Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Lester F. Scott Jr. Scenario by Betty Burbridge. Presented by Lester F. Scott Jr. / Released 11 February 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 3 February 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.